Re: A few hints to translators sending translations as bug reports

[Clytie Siddall <clytie@riverland.net.au>]

Thanks for your, as always, helpful reply, Christian. :)

On 30/03/2008, at 7:51 PM, Christian Perrier wrote:
> Quoting Clytie Siddall (clytie@riverland.net.au):
>
> > I can understand that. However, I was under the impression that some
> > mail/transfer processes, especially if the software isn't running in
> > UTF-8, can still munge an unzipped file. This certainly happened to  
> > some
> > of my translations in the past. (I don't remember which projects were
> > involved, sorry.)
>
> I can't certify this will never ever happen. Just like I can't certify
> that a maintainer will not munge files by error at some moment (I
> even sometimes break Eddy Petrisor comma when I inadvertently open a
> file containing his name with my XEmacs).
>
> Trivially speaking, shit always happens. But that one happens quite
> rarely now...

OK. I just wanted to check. I'll start sending in ungzipped files.
> > > - use DEBFULLNAME and DEBEMAIL variables in your .profile file
> > >
> > > That will allow your bug reports to come from someone who looks like
> > > a real person and not only a mail address. These variables are
> > > indeed used by many Debian utilities and developer tools.
> >
> >
> > Would it be helpful for non-Debian users to include these in  
> > submission
> > mail templates?
>
> Not really. non-Debian users have to use "regular" mail for bug
> submission and we can expect they properly configure their e-mail
> software anyway so that bugs appear to come from their real name (for
> instance, your bug reports are perfect wrt that matter, Clytie).

<blush> Thankyou. :)
> > If so, where should they go? I'm assuming the first variable is your
> > full name and the second your email address. I already include the  
> > first
> > in my template, and the second is the From address. But I'm happy to
> > adjust things to suit. ;)
>
>
> In that case, I was only speaking of ppl using "reportbug", so that
> fits Debian (and, I guess Ubuntu) users.

MailTemplate for OSX is my substitute, for submitting translations.  
OSX does have crash reporter software, but it would send along my  
system profile and any available stack trace, as well. ;)

from Clytie

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